Contacts & SNS

1. Добавьте меня в Telegram

   Do-bav'-te me-nya v Te-leg-ram

   Add me on Telegram

   Usage

   Used to exchange contacts on Telegram, widely used in Russia

   Grammar Note

   "добавьте" is the polite imperative of "добавить" (to add). Telegram is extremely popular in Russia.

2. Какой у вас номер телефона?

   Ka-koy u vas no-mer te-le-fo-na?

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   Used to ask for a phone number

   Grammar Note

   "Какой у вас номер…?" is the natural pattern for asking for a number. "Какой" agrees with the masculine noun "номер", and "у вас" means "you have / your".

3. Напишите мне

   Na-pi-shi-te mne

   Write to me / Send me a message

   Usage

   Used to invite someone to send a message

   Grammar Note

   Polite imperative of perfective "написать" (to write). "мне" is the dative of "я" (I).

4. Какая ваша электронная почта?

   Ka-ka-ya va-sha e-lek-tron-na-ya poch-ta?

   What is your email address?

   Usage

   Used to exchange email addresses

   Grammar Note

   "электронная почта" = "electronic" + "mail". Colloquially, "мейл" (email) is also used.

5. Я с вами свяжусь

   Ya s va-mi svya-zhus'

   I will be in touch with you

   Usage

   Used when promising to contact someone

   Grammar Note

   First person future of perfective "связаться" (to get in touch). "с" (with) governs the instrumental.

6. Давайте обменяемся контактами

   Da-vay-te ob-me-nya-yem-sya kon-tak-ta-mi

   Let's exchange contact information

   Usage

   Used to suggest exchanging contact details with someone you've just met

   Grammar Note

   "Обменяться" (reflexive: to exchange with each other) first person plural. "Давайте + perfective future" = "let's do X".

7. Вы есть в ВКонтакте?

   Vy yest' v VKon-tak-te?

   Are you on VKontakte?

   Usage

   Asking about VKontakte (VK), Russia's largest social network

   Grammar Note

   "ВКонтакте" is an indeclinable name: it stays the same after the locative "в". VK is the dominant social platform in Russia and the CIS.

8. Пришлите мне фото

   Pri-shli-te mne fo-to

   Send me the photos

   Usage

   Asking someone to send photos taken during travel

   Grammar Note

   "Пришлите" is the polite imperative of "прислать" (to send). "Фото" is an indeclinable noun — it never changes form.

9. Рад был с вами познакомиться

   Rad byl s va-mi poz-na-ko-mit'-sya

   It was a pleasure to meet you

   Usage

   Said when parting to express pleasure at having met someone

   Grammar Note

   "рад" (glad) agrees with the speaker's gender: "рад был" (male), "рада была" (female). A warm parting phrase.

10. Оставайтесь на связи

    Os-ta-vay-tes' na svya-zi

    Stay in touch

    Usage

    Used when saying goodbye to ask someone to keep in contact

    Grammar Note

    "На связи" (prepositional of "связь"/connection) = "in contact". A direct equivalent of English "stay in touch".

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